THUKSDAY.. OCTOBEB 31, 167S.
WHITHEE ASS WE DRIFTING ?
Tbe aetouitiiiBg revelations recently
tnaile by tlie patient, Intelligent cryp- I
tograptllst of the Xew York Tiilme,
Hided by a number of gentlemen in
dtflereut parts of tbe union, who have
proved themselves equally as extert as
hftaeelf in ferreting out ami publish
ing to tbe world tbe infamous cipher
dispatches, through which, but for tbe
tardiness of Sir. Tildan, the great hero
of "reform," a tardiness engeudeted by
bis well-known avariee, Samuel J.
wohM have been President, and Ruther
ford B. nowhere, suggest some deep and
painful moralizing. That cupidity and
peculation rule managing politicians
of the nation, no matter what or
ganized man-made party cornea Into
iMwer, Is as plain as that two and two
make four. Now, there must be, ami is,
hh inderlying cause, far back of all these
overt aets of dishonesty, wliich first
made peculation possible. It is a pain
fur fact, but one attested by every phys-1
iorogteal rule of common sense, that
noble, honest men cannot be bom of
women who are serfs. The womau who
Is compelled to resort, by virtue of her
. dependent position, to any sort of tin
' derbaml maneuvering to secure the
means with whieh to meet the expenses
of lierself or children, just as certainly
Implants the germ of dishonest)' in her
embryonie son who is to be the future
statesman of the country, as that evil
magnifies Itself in every other direction
whenever it has unlimited opportunity.
Men can no more reasonably hope to
rear honorable sons from subjugated
mothers than they can hope to gather
grapes of thorns or ligs of thistles. A
child, like a river, must partake of the
nature of the fountain from which it
emanates. And, as grown people are
only children of a largergrowth, we need
not be surprised at any revolution, how
aver appalling, of tbe dishonesty of
sons of women who have drauk the in
spiration of cupidity with the nourish
ing life blood of the mother duriug
llielr ante-natal existence. The woman
who is compelled to tell white lies, or
steal in a smalt way to get tbe means
far borne expenses, which, were she
anything but a servant without wages,
she oould demand of her husband as
an inalienable, undisputed right, may
humble herself in sackcloth and ashes
when her child grows upa trickster, but
she Heed not be at all surprised when
tbe injustice of ber subjugated position
culminates at last in her sons, who be
come back salary grabbers, swamp laud
anglers, Pacific mail subsidizes and
perpetrators of fraud through cipher
dispatches.
Tbe men who have recently been ar
raigned befere the bar of public opinion
for an attempted telegraphic cipher
fraud of gigantic proportions, the like
of whiolt bad never before been thought
of, have not sinned simply because they
are Democrats, but because the seed of
peculation was born within them.
There never was a truer gospel tbau j
that tbe si us of the parents are visited
upeti the children to the third aud fourth
generations. This is a law of nature,
.And medleal science has proved that to
tbe mother-half of the race, tbe sous
are indebted for the morality or deprav
'ity that la their portion.
O, men and brethren, pause aud pon
der wblte we ask you, where will all
tbls peculation end ? Continue to with
hold from the mother of the race the
fruit of her hands, and her own works
will, through her sons, condemn her In
the gates. You say, aud truly, that the
influence of woman is well nigh otunip
otetit. It rests with you to throw around
that influence such conditions as shall
enable It to work for good or for evil
If the mothers eat sour grapes, the
children's teeth are set on edge. Do
not longer compel them to eat the tour
grapes of subjugation. Let strength
and honor henceforth be their clothing,
tiiat they and you may rejoice together
in tlie time to come. Prom a purer and
higher womanhood, tbe offspring of a
uebler and more exalted manhood
will as certainly result, as that like en
gender like tbe universe over. A de
peodeut class is always a more or lets
dlaunueet one. Worueo are robbed of
'their inalienable rights, aud their sous
In turn beeome robbers of tbe nation's
Itooor. Whither are we drifting?
ELECTION.
Kre the XKwXoimiwm again govs
to press', the election in Washington
Territory will have been accomplished,
aud the people of tbe nation shall know
whether or not Washington Is to be a
State, and whether or not all her people
will be free if she is a State. Prom what
we have been able to learn of tbe senti
ments of the citizens of tbe Territory,
we feel safe iu basarding a guess that
sue will not be voted into the Union as
a Siate. The many Territorial voters
whom we have met, are almost to a unit,
opposed to the constitution at framed,
rhey say there are some good things
In It, but lis ridicuously contradictory
potlliuu ., ,i t ,,,,, of womeu reu.
dera It so fur beuiuo. the times that It Is
unworthy of tbelr supporU If
yes on the satlrage question awl win,
it wilt take endless litlgau.,,, t l,arl
moulnethe new constitution v.itb u,e
act. So they will vote the wi,.-
down. The opposing candidates for
Representative, Mr. Caton and Mr.
Brents, are being warmly supported by
cash of the opposing factious. Both
gentlemen are excellent friends of the
woman movement, and whichever one
of them is elected, we are sure of a
friend at court.
"We have just been thinking bow lan
guage came into tbe world. It was
duriug Adam and Uve's first quarrel,
vlien one word brought on another.
HEV. OEUZAN ON THE T70MAN1
QUESTION.
Barely have we seeu a larger or more
iutereated audience Iu Portland than
was convened in the First Congrega
tional Church on last Sabbath evening
to listen to Brother Cruzau's continua
tion of the most popular subject now
before the American people, the ever-
recurring nnd all-lmportaut woman
question. From first to last the sermon
was replete with those itold, striking
Scripture antagonisms, with whieh lie
knows so well how to mine tbe vipwla
lions of his opponents to a feverish heat,
only to strike them down when lie gets
ready by another system of Bible
reasoning, as ingeuious as it is radical.
Ills first bomb-shells were: "Let your
women keep silence Iu the churches;"
"Fori sutler not a woman to teach;"
"If a woman would learn anything, let
her ask of her husband, at home;"
"Wive", be obedient to your own hus
band in everything." These Script
ures, and mauy others like them, were
read without comment, and were fol
lowed iu their order by a vocal quar
tette, In which Mrs. Cruian herself re
futed tlie folly of obeying Paul's obso
lete command to women to "keep si
lence in the churches," by raising her
voice iu one of the sweetest choir melo
dies to which wu have ever listened. It
was a triumph worthy the occasion,
and we are not sure but we felt qnlte as
proud of tbe earnest little singer as did
her husband himself. Then, iu their
order, came other Scriptures, beginning
with Genesis, where it is related how
"God made mun in his own image.
Male aud female created he them."
Again came another of the brother's
bold and characteristic breaks. For his
next declaration was also a Scripture
quotation, as follow: "Thy desire
shall be to thy husband, and be shall
rule over thee." Man's rights advo
cates pricked up their ears aud looked
triumphant. Women looked straight
down their noses, and tlie silence was
painful. Then came a sharp arraign
ment of Christians, who place Paul
above tbe great Author by quoting, aud
obeying him in preference to God.
Then lie referred to the Scripture which
he had purposely omitted a little while
before, saying, "Male aud female cre
ated he them, aud to them gave he do
minion over ail the earth." Tills was
followed by as strong a plea for equal
rights for men aud women as we have
ever heard from Garrison, Phillips,
Morton, Sargent, Ames, Simpson,
Beeoher, or auy other shining literary f
political or gospel light, when speaking
from a Womau Suffrage platform. He
defied anybody to show him auy word
of God, iu the old or new testament,
that countenanced the subjugation of
woman. She was created free aud
equal with man. As bis wife, she was
bone of his bone aud flesh of his flesh.
And yet, there stood that declaration,
"He shall rule over thee." It was on
account of siu that this subjugation of
woman was inaugurated. It was the
duty of the Christian to conquer tlie
evil consequences of siu. In all
heathen countries woman was a slave.
In Christian countries she rose in the
scale of freedom in proportion to the
piety of the people. Man hud ruled
over woman iu consequence of siu, Jost
as God bad said he would. But the
gospel was breaking all her fetters.
Christ came to break every yoke, and
let the oppressed go free. At this point
man's rights men grew visibly restless,
and human rights men and women
nodded significantly to each other, and
exchanged meaning glances with the
editor of the New Jsohtiiwrst. "The
truth shall make us free," said the
preaoher. Aud he grew eloquent over
Christ's recognition of woman when
engaged in his earthly mission. Christ
had honored woman by being born of
her. He had placed his mother, Mary,
high above Paul, high above all men.
Theu came a criticism upon Paul,
whieh was especially refreshing. Kight
years ago, when wo first ventured, with
fear aud trembling, to accuse our cler
leal brethren of idolatry iu their wor
ship of Paul as au infallible being, we
hardly dared to hope that we should
see the day when a Christian minister
would himself preach the same doc
trine. But the world moves. Our
brother thought It would have been far
better with Paul and far better for
women, if the great ApoMle had not
been a bachelor. It was unfortunate
for him aud for the Christian world
that he never knew tbe rouuding, har
monizing Influences of womau's guid
ance, gentleness aud love. What any
bachelor did not know about womeu
would make a very large book. It is a
pity these explanations had not come
In their proper place In the previous
Sunday evening sermou. But perhaps
we expected too much. Our brother is
only human, brave and talented as he
is. It is impossible, in this brief synop
sis, to follow the geutleman through all
his points. "ext Sunday evening he
proposes to talk about the oneness of
difference in the sexes, and their proper
relations in the home, church and
State. By the time be gets through
with that sermou, we shall be greatly
mistaken in his sagacity, consistency
and generalship, if he has not carried
his audience with him, women, man's
rights men and all, straight to the ballot-box.
EUREKA.
Mrs. Proebstel and Mrs. Wallace, of
La Grande, are the first ladles to re
spoud to our urgent call of a few weeks
since for a payment of old scores and
renewal in advauee for Vol. IX. Tbe
ursi named ot these ladies was not Iu
arrears, so she sent her own subscrip
tion, and one for a lady in Ohio. Dear
irieuds of our arduous mission, bow
many more of you will speedily do like-
The Duressor Edinburgh', girl baby
Is Queen yictoriaVfvienty.slxtb grandchild.
THE GOOD WORE OOES ON.
Oar young friends awl readers here
aud there oil over the great North west
are anticipating a cold winter, and are
judiciously preparing for it. It is but a
111 tie while siuce Mies Maggie Irvine, of
AllKiny, entered into conjugal co-partnership
with the Hon. Mr. Bilyue, both
of whom are friends of the woman
movement. Both parties stand de
servedly high in social and educational
circles, aud wo wish them bon voyage
down the stream of life, with a heart
felt iuterest in tberrhappineoeand pros
perity. Aud now comes Miss Miiiiiih Can
non, who was also an Albany girl,
aud heboid, she goetlt forth aud tueet-
elli the affectionate advances of Charlie
Cornelius, of Forest Grove, with whom
she decides to travel tlie long road.
May Heaven bless 'em, aud strew their
way with ever-omluriiig beams of love's
own radiance.
Again, aud it is. a Sale in 1ml le who
takes a husband to train. Tills time It
I Miss Klla J. Ford, M. D , and the
happy fellow who gets Miss Klla, is Dr.
J. W. Bobinson, of Jacksonville. The
Salem papers describe the wedding as a
brilliant allulr. Tile presents were nu
merous and costly, und the feast, a
marvel of good things. We wish the
well-matched pair of graduated M. D.'s,
a long life and happy one, and oongratu
late them on their good sense Iu choos
lug each other.
Wa muati regret that prior engage
ments prevented our personal attend
ance upon each of these festive occa
sions.
MAEEIED
"WOMEff'S
PEOPEETT
BILL.
Now that a bill has become a law,
whieh entitles married women to equal
property rights witli their husbands,
while denying them that inalienable
right to political aud legal equality by
which clone they will be enabled to
make their new privileges available, we
look to no eud ol litigation between
husbands and wives. Why it is that
men will persist iu legislating buck
wards by beglnniiigat tiie wroug und of
just law-making first, is a mystery. If,
Instead of the married woman's prop
erty hill, or, rather, as a companion to
it, we could have had free recognition of
our rights as individual sovereigns, bus
bands and wives could have settled their
pecuniary allairsupoua basis as arnica
bie as that usually agreed upon by co
partners in any business. But, as mat
ters are, with tlie law-making power all
on the side of tlie husband, who still
holds legal dominion over a union that
God made one flesh, will come couten
tious that it were better to dwell in the
corner of a housetop than to endure,
"For exciting domestic Insurrection
among us," is oue of the grievous com
plaints of our forefathers, aud it is tlie
prime grievance of the women of to
day. We went before the legislature
asking for the bread of liberty, and be
hold, they have given us tbe bone of
contention.
DIV0R0ES.
In looking over the lists of cases to lie
considered at the various fall terms of
the District Court in the Stale, we
recognize the name of scores of persons
who are sueing for llnal release from
the matrimonial yoke, not a blessed
couple of whom are Woman Suilraglsts
or subscribers to the Xkw Xorhwkst.
Indeed, we could name at least three
couples in the list iu the town of Al
bany alone who have been, and are now
bitterly opposed to the woman move
ment. Aud yet It Is charged that this
movement brings trouble Into families.
The fact Is that it's not Woman Suf
frage, but opposition to It, that makes
domestic dlsoord. Our suffrage friends
are getting married all around u, while
our opponents are getting divorced.
Aud yet, there are ministers and edi
tors who charge that Woman Suffrage
is tlie cause of divorces. O, lemjtora,
O, mores.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
Messrs. D. H. Steams A Co. have
purchased the Daily aud Weekly lice.
W. S. Chapman, the former proprietor,
retiring from tlie field. Tbe papet lias
improved greatly with the change, anil
now bids fair to take a front place in
tlie ranks of legitimate journalism
This company also publishes tlie patent
outsldes for twenty or more of tlie In
terior weekly tapers of Oregon and
Washington, thereby giving those
papers the benefit of tbe latest news,
aud keepiug the money in the couutry
that once went to California for the
mere miscellaneous reading matter they
formerly contained.
The pupils iu tbe blind school at Sa'
lem, under the able superintendence of
Mrs. Jennie Dawne, are making rapid
progress in their studies, and many of
them exhibit much proficiency in music
ami fancy work. Mrs. Dawne reads to
the pupils daily from interesting books
und publications, aud thereby becomes
eyes to them iu a ufeful sense. The pu
pilsure happy ami cheerful, and appar
ently under excellent control. The
matron, Mrs. Miner, is an Intelligent
aud kindly woman, who seems very
fond of her charge, and exceedingly
well adapted to her work.
Mav Rogers, an enthusiastic lover of
Walter Scott's novels, has preared a
"Waverly Dictionary," which contains
in alphabetical order all the characters
iu tlie Waverly novels, with a descript
ive analysis of each one, aud illustrat
ive selections from the text. It resent
bles the "DickensDicllonary" just pub
lished by Houghton, Osgood & Co., and
was Issued early in September by b. u
Griggs J: Co., Chicago.
Hie Princess Louise Is having a pri
vate studio erected .In the garden of
tho Kenslugton Palace. It Is nearly
finished.
CO EEESPONDENOE OF 0. S. "W. S. A.
.luring State Fair week, aud our ili
were all at Saletn Ull u.o late to get mem
rH. t. ,i.niinn In lat ' Wt
many oftbe letter totb late Woman
. itiMti. which
were iearlly lt over until now. are out or
date, llut we cannot forbear Inserting a few of
them. ju.t to show our tlwid ureinren,
are lot yet ready to step to int,
Komi company they might be In were they to
Jo4n im.
Mrs. (X A. OobHrHDear Jfwlam :
have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of a communication through you
from tlie exejajlivj committee of the
Oregon Slule Woman fcjullrage Associa
tion, Inviting iiie to be" present at a
called nession of that body to meet at
Salem on the 25th lust., and soliciting
my co-operntiou in the work of the
couveutiou. I regret that my eugnge-
meuts are such that I cannot safely
promise to be present, or, if present, to
take any considerable part iu the con
vention. Permit me, however, to thauk
the committee fur their cordial Invita
tion, and to assure you aud the com
mittee that I am wholly iu sympathy
with the object of tlie Association, and.
if I cannot co-oHTule in the work of tbe
convention, I am ready to co-operate,
as I have opportunity, with tlie Associ
ation aud thu frieuds of equality before
tbe law, without regard to sex, in
everything calculated to hasten the
time when the word "male" shall be
obliterated from every law which con
furs the right or regulates the exercise
of the elective franchise.
Respectfully yours,
J. X. Doi.l'ii
Mr. C A. CoburnJ)ear Madam:
Yours of September lltli, inviting me to
attemi the meeting ol the Oregon State
woman auiirage Association, is at
hand. My time is at tlie present so oc
copied as to prevent both my at
tendance at Salem and the construction
of either letter or essay that would be
of profit or pleasure to the meeting.
have faith to belicvo that womeu will
soon be admitted to all the rights and
privileges of citizens, and I trust that,
when we enjoy the ballot, we shall not
forget the sacrifices and labors of those
who will have won It for us, but that
we may realize tlie magnitude of tlie
debt we owe you.
Begging you to express my thanks to
the executive committee for their cor
dial invitation, and my regrets that I
am, Iu every way, unable to be
oi
service, I am Very truly yours,
Unrv C. Sabix.
Mr. C. A. CoOurn Dear Madam:
Deeply regretting my Inability to meet
with the couveutiou, I cau aseure you
that I am heart and soul with you In
all eflorts to ameliorate tlie couditiou of
tlie race, and especially the more de
fenseless part of It.
The love of liberty ami justice was
born witli me, aud has beeu fostered by
it lire or self-dependence. As maiden
wife and widow, I have learned by ex
perience all tbe nne-sideduess of law
und custom, and the great disabilities
under which we labor. As a worker i
moral reforms, and especially in th
cause of temperance, I daily weigh ou
strength and weakness, aud greatly fear
that the balance is iu favorof the latter.
With the added Weight of (tolitical iu
iiueuce, we wouui ue able to accont
pllsh vastly more, though I do not an
tlcipate the advent of the millennium
with Womau Suffrage. We will still
have our battles to fight, and the bard
est of ull witli our own sex.
Iu arguing with our opponents I ven
ture on no predictions, and cast out a
side issues, planting myself upon th
rock of abstract right, aud daring any
one to give a substantial reason why
one-nan ot a race should govern th
t. c.
.Fine, nun. nucu a reason lms neve
yet uecn given, and, by the nature of
things, never can be. To you womeu
who are by nature fitted to take an
active part in public life, I extend my
heartfelt syniiuihy. Kloquetit speak
ers, speak on. Your heaven-bestowed
gift will never be ued in a more
righteous cause. Beady writers, write
on. The unenlightened aud unthinking
world needs all your eflorts. The si
lent workers also have their part to do.
I think the most eucouraging sign of
the times Is tlie fact that so mauy quiet,
domestic womeu, mothers of families,
who have all the rights they waut, are
yet aroused to tbe fuct that it Is by
Tavor, aud ndt by the right and justice
of the law. I uni convinced that it
would require otily a little single
handed lighting with the world, a little
experience or the one-sidednesi of the
law in relation to proH)tty, in short, a
little wholesome adversity, to convert
every father's daughter of them to a
knowledge of the truth.
Hoping that our young State may be
a true pioneer in the cause of liberty,
aud be oue or the first to recognize tlie
race as a unit, I remain
Hopefully yours,
M. B. Vihqii.
Mrs. C. A. CdburnDear Madam.
Your esteemed favor inviting me to be
present at tlie called meeting of your
Association, to be held on the SBtb of
this month, is ut buud. Please accept
my tbauks for your courtesy. I have
no doubt that the occasion will be oue
of much interest to all, and I should be
pleased to attend, but regret to say that
my time is so occupied that I cannot
now piomise to be present. I am con
vinced that you will have a pleasant
session, aud sincerely hope that you
may be able to accomplish mucli good
iu the great work which you have un
dertaken. With great respect, I remain
Your obedient servant,
S. F. Chadwick.
There are three daughters of the late
Mr.Bateman In the dramatic profession.
Miss Katie Bateman (Mrs. Crowe), who
has not changed the least in appearance
slDce she was last iu this country, is
now playing iu London; one of her sis
ters appears with her under the stage
name of "Virginia Francis."
THE EDUCATION OP GIRLS.
BY A SCHOOL-SIM.
During the first years of our school
life, boys and girls have the same
studies, and the girls have as much
right to tlie ordinary course of study as
the boys. But, as they advance in
years, tlie boys graduate from the High
School and go to college. This, the
girls are taught, is unnecessary for
them, a common sohool education being
all they need. Until late years hut
very few girls have graduated, and
even now tbe number Is not so great as
it otirht to lie. Girls have liomedulles
to perform which must bo attended to.
HoOse-keepiug'inust be duly learned,
ir womanV cliief Jtry In supposed to
lie in her boiug a good cook. Ofcotll,
girls are more necessary around tne
house than (toys. They do everything
uxaotlv riclit. and are so much more
quiet in their movements. They would
never think of breaking a disli wlllio
settiiii: the table, or knocking over a
hah- while crossing the room, which,
to a lmy, would be Indispensable,
iirN also mastersewing. This U some'
liilig that hoys never even think of
Irylnir to learn, the extent of their
knowledge in that direction being
reached when they sew on a button;
anil even tills simple taK Is not so
skillfully iterformed by them as it
would be by a four-year-old girl. But,
although house-keeping and sewing are
two important Items in a girl's educa
tion, they are not the only things need
ful. Just as.a boy needs to study more
man aritnmellc, so a girl ueeds more
than a mere kuowledce of household
work
If a boy wants to learu to cook, no
one prevents him. Instead, all take a
delight in teaching him; but If a giri
wants to enter college, she usually can
not, either because she would not be ad
mitted, lr because her parents will not
allow It. The rather is nersuadmi hv
her brothers that she lias enough educa
tion for all the use she will ever make
of it. It would Im much better to knd
them in her stead. They cau become
lawyers and doctors, aud she cannot.
nd why should she not? Girls have
as much, and geueraily more ability
than the boy, ami they have more per
severance. A girl of a dozen vears
would sit all day over an example until
she had it correctly performed, while a
boy of a like age, after making several
attempts, would throw down the book
ami go out to play ball. In every col
lege where girls have been admitted, it
Is asserted that they have beeu found to
rival the boys In their studies. The ar-
gument some make use of i that, were
women to enter colleee and Iwnmv
lawyers or doctors, they would step out
of their sphere. A man is uot consid
ered out of hit sphere In any womau's
occupation, and why should uot a
woman have a few of Ills privileges?
Tlie object of study Is to elevate the
mind, and this It does for womeu as well
as men, ttiough girls, perhaps, cannot
make as much practical use of many of
their studies as the boys can. But that
is owing to the partiality of the gov
ernment, aud not to a want of ability.
Who wants ta study solely for tbe
things that one may expeot to ue in
dally work? And ag.dlt, who can tell
exactly what one may need to use at
some future day ? Of course, it is well
for all to perfect themselves iu whatever
they expect will be of the most use to
them. Study lifts up the mind from
the daily tread-mill of existence. Au
educated matt, no matter how tiresome
his work may be, can occupy his mind
in thinking ' of what he lias read,
thereby eXtauding his thoughts and
rendering his work less irksome, while
the illiterate mini lias scarcely any
thing to think of except what lie will
do witli the motley received fur his
labor. How many boys study Latin
without any intention of putting it to a
practical use. Yet they soon find how
greatly they are benefited by it, and
consider that they have a perfect right
to study It. But it is their opinion that
a girl has no right to study anything
that she does not intend to make
practical use of.
Womeu are very economical. This is
shown in their house-keeplug, and it
would also be shown were they allowed
to vote and hold public offices. Who
ever heard of a womau absconding with
money entrusted to her care? Mun is
supposed to be woman's protector and
representative, so to him is given the
privilege of voting, while she is gener
ally left to protect herself. While she
naturally understands bow the prin
ciples of government are carried out,
aud while the defects in the system are
very apparent to her eyes, she is dcuied
having any voice iu making tbe laws
simply because she Is a womau. But
the education that tbe average girl Is
receiving now will speedily open her
eyes. The time is uot fur distant when
the sphere of women and girls will be
no more circumscribed than the sphero
of men and boys,, anil the public school
is rapidly hastening tlie day.
Lucik Mason.
i
Mr. Philip Bltz, of Walla Walla, the
well-known nursery man east of the
mountain", is supplying the entire
upper country with fruit, shade and
forest trees. You can travel for days,
from the Walla to the Palouse, and from
the Spokane to the Clearwater, and
scarcely be out of sight of the loug rows
of Lombard- popiurs that were orig
inally introduced by hlni !,,( that
otherwise almost treeless region.
There Is ifo variety of fruit or orna
mental tree that will grow In our cli
mate which you cannot get by calling
upon him. Just try it.
We did not visit . the mute school
while In session duriug our recent so
journ at the capital, but we learn that
It Is Iu a very prosperous condition.
Mrs. Waters, .the-emcleut aud amiable
matron ot.the Institute, is giving uni
versal satisfaction in her new calling-.
ESSAY.
BKAD BBTOKBTHSO. a. W. 8. A. BY MBS. A. X.
Mr. ItettdenhH Is useless for me
to enter into auy lengthy argument to
prove womau's right to life, liberty, and
tlie pursuit of happiness, for tlie ground
has been-gone over often, and by so
mueh nbler pens than mine that there
is nothing new to bo said about it. But
I cannot forboar giving a few thoughts
that will perhaps present tlie subject iu
a new light.
Meu olulm to ! Hir protectors, but tn
show how utltrly at variance is) their
practice' with their profession, I have
only to speak of a brave woman ill Vir
ginia, who, when two men undertook to
rob h4r house, in defending herself aud
projierty was fatuity wounded, but suc
ceeded In killing the men before she
died. This incident shows that women
must be theirowu protector-". Tlie meu
of the household canuot always remain
at home tn protect them, and even when
at home they are quite as cowardly in
time of danger a the women them
selves. All this talk of protection aud
defence is iuised on tlie idea that every
man is a chivalrous knight and an hon
orable gentlemen, when in fact, all the
protection woman needs is against man
himself.
In the ages iast, man arrogated to
himself the right of protecting womau,
with how much eucce-s, the footprints
of ages will testify. Womeu have been
butchered -because they were slaves;
butchered because of their religion, aud
because deprived of power and meaus
to defend themselves.
Women have borne with their de
graded and subordinate position for cen
turies. It is barely thirty years since
a few brave women met together and
organized the first womau's couveutiou
ever known iu hlstorv. Up to that
time there had been scarcely an effort
fortbe emancipation of woman. From
time immemorial woman had been the
slave and man the master, and so per
force, what had always been must of ne
cessity be right, aud almost everybody
was satisfied that everthing wus us it
should be. Almost everyone believed
that man was, uud of right ought to be,
the lord of creation. But the leaven in
vented by those brave womeu has
worked iu the great lump of human
thought until almost the whole or the
body politic has become leavened. The
subject of womau's emancipation Is oue
of increasing iuterest and grave cousid
! eration. From the Atlautic to the Pa
1 clt1ct the tocsin has beeu rounded, aud
what appeared to be so foolish and pre-
sumptuous a few years ago, is now ad-
""tied by all rellecting and candid
mlmla to le deserving of the most re
spectful treatment. Almost all barriers
are down except that wbich preveuts
women from going to the polls to belli
decide who shall be the law-makers, aud
what shall be the laws, so that the gen
eral welfare may be impartially con
sulted and the blessiugs of freedom and
equal rights tie enjoyed by all. That
barrier, ton, must give way wherever
erected, as sureas tiiuaoutlastsauJ baf
fles every device of wrung dviug, ami
truth is stronger than falsehood. Tlie
law of eternal justice 's as reliable as
tbe law of gravitation. Yes, the grand
fundamental truths of the Declaration
of Independence shall yet be reduced to
practice iu our land. That the humau
race are created tree aud equal; tbat
government derives its just ster from
the consent of the governed; and that
taxation without representation is
tyranny, is us true as our existence it
self. And now, geutlemeu of the legis
lature of the State of Oregon, let us re
mind you that the women of this State
are petitioning you, iu your legislative
cajmcity, to remove every burner that
stands between woman and tolitiual
freedom, that tbls government muy be
come indeed what it claims to be, a
government of the people, for the peo
ple and by the people.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To thk Editor ok the Nkw Noitravnt :
Please announce through your col
umns that the president aud executive
committee of the Yamhill County
Woman Sufi rage Association liuve
deemed it advisable to dispense with
the November meeting, and not meet
till tho first Wednesday iu February.
At that time there will be the annual
election of officers, and other business of
importance will be attended to.
Very respectfully,
Asx M. Martin.
Cor. Sec'y Y. C. W. S. A.
Lafayette, Oregon, October 21, 1878.
Since the fair und tlie legislature have
become things of the past at Salem, the
capital city looks desolate and louely.
But S. F. Matthews, the gentlemanly
proprietor of the Chenieketa Hotel, Is
yet overrun with business. If a lady is
in business of any kind, It Is both
cheaper and pieasauter for herself aud
ramlly to live in a hotel like the Che
nieketa than to keep house.
Miss Edna Davis, or Syracuse, III.,
who graduated at the Northern Indiana
Normal School, was the valedictorian or
herolnss, numbering over one hundred.
She will teaeh in the public school at
Cortland, III.
Philip Ritz, or Walla Walla Nursery,
allied on us this week on his return
from tlie John Day country, where he
has been contracting a large number of
trees. Mr. It. Is doing almost the entire
business in trees in this great country,
which Brother Merry calls tue "Inlaud
Empire." Mr. Bitz rills all orders with
the greatest of care and promptness.
IauU Oregonian.
The father of Tom Thumb is a pauper
in the Chicago poor-house. Tom quar
reled with him when a boy, and has
nevor visited him siuce. He has four
teen sons aud daughters iu all, several
of whom are wealthy.
A Miss Tanner, who recently mar- J
ried a widower named Hyde, with eleven
children, says she has cfveii up tanulng,
and Tatobw dressing Hydes. 1
BEOEHTBYEKTS.
John Milee was arrested In Salt Lake
on the charge of bigamy, having mar
ried turee women last Thumday.
The orsnizamH,rtbeSMrthern Pa
cific Bailroad Comuauy fa completed,
ami material lor Its extension through
Ariaona is last arriving at Yuma. A
T. Tlie work will be commenced thi
week.
Information lias been received to tbe
elleot that General Trevino, command
ing the Mexican foroes on the Rio
Grande, has already dispersed several
nanus of marauding Indiana, fouud on
the Mexican able.
The British miuiater energetically in
sists o (mil tbe execution of tbe conven
tion between the Porte ami Eueland
altolishing ihe sale aud importation of
slaves. Layard items. ml tbe fraednm r
the slaves who recently took refuge at
tne uritibU consulate.
A Madrid special says: Ju Moncasi
who attempted to shoot King Alfonso
ou tlie 3lii, was arraigned. When
asked, "What was your otiect iu leav
ing ytMjr home ou the Mediterranean
and coming to tbr capital?" he replied
ilellautly: "I came here to kill tbe
King." It is reported that tbe King
has requested that MoDcasi be not ex
ecuted, but imprisoned for a term of
years.
In Peru a propoaltion is before Con
gress to Issue a national note which shall
take the place of bank notes which are
now in circulation. The government
made itself responsible fora portion of
the issue of the banks wbich it fs bow
proposed to retire, substituting
notes and making provision fkr'j
redeuiptiou in coin from time Tlftf ar
rangement will probably be carrlofiM.
and should have a beneficial effect. ''
Harper' Magazine for NovemWr.
Iieautlfu lly concludes a beautifatveutae.
Tbe number opens with e brichi lit
tle paper describing a "Free KiuAirr
ten" in New York City, with exi ilt.e
pictures by Miss Curtis, of real child
ren involved in the enchantments of
Froebel's wonderful system. As if
to contrast tlie children of bar
barism with those of civilisation, the
same number contains a very interest
ing aud attractively-illustrated paper
by Heury W. Elliot on "Wild Babies"
from Alaska to the Gulf. The
quaint style of Abbey's illustra
tion has had no better illustration than
iu the "Fire Wizard," which Mrs.
Helen S. Conant has happily rendered
from an old German ballad. Tbe ty
pography is a part of the illustration it
self. Some time during the summer Mr. J.
H. Fisk and a number of capitalists ot
this city bought tlie Bye Valley silver
miue, whieh is situated about 35 miles
irom jiaKer Ulty, and now propose to
work it. Mr. Fisk started for the miue
yesterday, and within a week will have
a full force of men actively at work. He
proposes to take charge of the enter
prise himself, and as be is an experi
ence.! scientific ami practical miner, the
work will be done well. The Rye Val
ley is supposed to be very rich, and we
iMqie soou to bear a good report from
there.
Tlie following officer were elected
l.-t Sunday tn serve Utr the enduing
year by the Beth Israel congregation. :
I". Selling, president; M. Hexter, vice
president; J. Baehmnn, treasurer;
Julius Mayer, Secretary; Phil. Lippitt,
recording secretary; L. Letuliite, col
lector. No'v is the time to make up clubs.
Tlie I"it Slen'x Contention.
We can nee some pleasure. If no reason. In
tbe convening of a baby snow, but we eoDfent
we could never see the. slightest cause, reason
able or otherwise, tor a fat men's convention,
unless U bp the fact that misery loves com
pany. For Aay or a hundred men, whoM sev
en! weights range from two hundred to three
hundred pound, to hold a convention simply
because of so much surplus avoirdupois, is ab
sunl, to say the least. It become doubly e
when we reflect that obesity Is a disease. What
would we think of as many persons emaciated
by consumption noldlnn a convention to com
pare their relative weight ? There l but one
zronud upon whieh we would advocate an
other lat men's eon venuoo, and that Is that
Ibey will meet to discuss the merits or Allan's
AnU-Kst, the only known remedy for onesi(y.
It is sale and reliable. Sold by drunlsts.
'A Wlilou- ami tier ClilldV
A singular Instance or suparstition cams to
light not long since, whieh Is thus .-elate.!:
Going into a neighbor's bouse one day last
week, I round one of the children suJIferlaa;
Irom a severe cough, and expressed my opln-
Ion that It was a ease In whieh medical assist
ance should be obtained. The mother of tbe
boy agreed that It was very bad, but said that
before calling la's, doctor she Intended to try a
core that she had long used In similar eaaea,
and never known to fail. On being pressed to
communicate the prescription, she gravely in-
mrmea me that tue charm consisted in Halu'h
HoiiH or HoKjtH oun D axd Tak, and that It
could be obtained of all the druggists, price ,
W eenu and Si. Ureat saving by purchasing
large size. Depot, Crittenton's, 7 Sixth At
nne. New York City.
Home for Ilomele M'onien.
Under the auspices of the Hand ol Helpers.
Location Colon-bla '.Htreet, between Firth and
Mith. Mrs. Virgil,' matron. The doors of
the Home stand open to ail homeless women
ot good character. Board and room will fee
tarnished at cost to those who have moans,
and prkb to those who have not. Temporary
work will be furnished at the Home, and per
manentsitnalionaoMalned for Inmates. Ladles
who have sewing to pot oat, who ar In neeA or
raimsional nurses, or any kind ot help, ar
nrgctl to apply at tbe Home, and thus aid this
noble effort to help their own sex.
Certnin 'ure lor Cniicer.
Mrs. Dr. Mary U. Rrawn takes this method at
saying to the afflicted that she Is In possess Inn
of a safe, certain, and painless cure for that
rnn.MHnwnvswi Kmimaians, known an
Cvjncsr, In all its forms and phases. Her
remedy ta never known to tail. Address Mrs.
Dr. Mary O. Brown, Ulympla, W. T 7LT
SI'IICIAI. N-OTIOij.
All bosinea letter pertaining to the V
XuKTHWT.audaU money do. thUonwV
subscription, or otherwise, m us, be directed to
MB& A. J. DPXIWAT.
ur-Tha National Gold Medal wa awards
U, Bradley A Rulofson for the best lJZL
in, the United States, and th V. mJ"
lor the best In the world. 9
MIIS. Hit. Ill-UK,
Homeopathic physician aud eluetrlri.
street, aetween Mewfcea H Asr.
fit Toothache Drops en"mToe m,nul